SSE Executive Education

We are looking for a Senior Account Executive to join us in our mission to develop future leaders and transform organizations.
We can offer you a position in the leading Executive Education institution in the Nordics. As Senior Account Executive, you will interact with executives in the most inspiring companies in the Nordic region and be a part of the vibrant SSE arena and community in the heart of Stockholm. The position is a part of the Customized Solutions team and reports to the Director Business Area.

We are looking for someone to:

• Create, nurture and grow the business of new and existing strategic partners, key customers, and clusters by selling the entire SSE Executive Education offering
• Independently and proactively build relationships with partners and customers through meetings and interactions, taking advantage of SSE’s close and unique ties with business and society
• Engage with c-level executives and management within national and international organizations to establish and cultivate business.
• Act as a consultant to better understand customers’ needs and provide solutions to their strategic business challenges together with the SSE Executive Education team.
• Initiate activities for relationship building, both internally and externally.
• Contribute to increased profitability and broadening of the business.
• Drive new sales and proactively initiate new prospects and leads.
• Develop and create new, marketable offerings that deliver real value to our customers.

We believe that you:

• Are passionate about- and have documented experience in driving successful sales. You enjoy meeting people and understand that we create business in dialogues and interactions.
• Have solid experience in consultative sales and independent leadership of sales processes
• Have an academic degree in relevant area, e.g. business, marketing etc.
• Are curious, confident, courageous, and open-minded
• Are humble about the task – complex sales take time. You need to be a good collaborator and have excellent communication skills
• Are entrepreneurial and have high energy. You understand how to deliver value through and together with others. You are confident and decisive and are good at prioritizing.
• Work independently, but are also a strong team player.

SSE Executive Education works towards a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.